5 elementary schools may be closed in the Lewisville (Texas) district

The Lewisville (Texas) district is looking at closing as many as five elementary schools next year.

KERA News reports that district administrators have target five schools for closure — one from each high school feeder pattern: B.B. Owen, Creekside, Garden Ridge, Highland Village and Polser. 

In October the district said it was considering closing or consolidating as many as 20 campuses amid a budget shortfall and declining enrollment.

Superintendent Lori Rapp said Lewisville was facing a budget deficit and the loss of about 10,000 students over the next decade. The district enrolled about 48,400 students last school year, according to Texas Education Agency data, down from more than 53,000 almost a decade ago.